The Palgrave companion to Cambridge economics / Robert A. Cord, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cord, Robert, editor.

ProQuest ebook central

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--England--Cambridge.

Economics.

Economists--England--Cambridge.

Economists.

University of Cambridge.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 1225 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]

Contents:

Introduction; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: Themes in Cambridge Economics; 1: Cambridge's Contribution to the Revival of Classical Political Economy; 1 Introduction; 2 Classical Political Economy; 3 Vulgar Economy and the Marginal Revolution; 4 The Development of Marshall's Method and Theory; 5 Sraffa, Keynes, and the Post-Keynesian Revival of Classical Political Economy; 6 The Cambridge Welfare Tradition Versus the Cambridge Keynesian Tradition; 7 Concluding Remarks; References; 2: Cambridge's Contribution to Methodology in Economics; 1 Introduction

2 The Cambridge Philosophical Tradition and Classical Political Economy3 The Cambridge Resolution of the Methodenstreit; 4 John Maynard Keynes and Methodology in Twentieth-Century Cambridge; 5 Cambridge's Contributions in the Twenty-ƯFirst Century; References; 3: Cambridge Theories of Welfare Economics; 1 Introduction; 2 Late Nineteenth Century; Sidgwick and the Welfare-enhancing Art of Political Economy; Foxwell on Periodic Mismatches, Speculation, and Welfare; Marshall, Surplus and the Short- and Long-run Aspects of Welfare

John Neville Keynes on Theory in Relation to Concrete Economic Problems3 Early Twentieth Century; Pigouvian Market Failure and Welfare Analysis; John Maynard Keynes and Welfare; 4 Mid-Twentieth Century; A Revival of the Marshallian Approach to Welfare; 5 Conclusion; References; 4: Cambridge and Development Economics; 1 Introduction: Classical Political Economy and the Early Influences on Development Economics; 2 Paley and Malthus: The First of the Cambridge Development Economists; 3 The Influence of Science: The Marginal Revolution and Biological Evolution

4 The Multidisciplinary Pursuit of Optimality: Alfred Marshall and the Establishment of the Economics Profession5 The Marshallians: Keynes and the Circus; 6 Conclusion; References; 5: Cambridge and Econometrics; 1 Introduction; 2 Economic Theories; 3 Relevant Data; 4 Relevant Quantitative Analysis; Microeconomic Analysis; Macroeconomic quantitative analysis; Keynes and Econometrics; 5 Richard Stone and the Department of Applied Economics; 6 Conclusion; References; 6: Cambridge in Mind: Economics and Psychology on the Cam; 1 The Origins of Psychology; 2 Psychology at Cambridge; 3 Sidgwick

4 Marshall5 Pigou; 6 Keynes; 7 Conclusion; References; 7: Post Keynesian Economics in Cambridge; 1 Introduction; 2 What's in a Name?; 3 While Keynes Lived (Pre-1946); 4 After Keynes: The First 10 Years (1946-1956); 5 The Golden Age That Wasn't (1956-1973); 6 The Age of Decline (1973-2016); 7 Epilogue; References; 8: Cambridge and Economic History; 1 Introduction; 2 Postan and Economic History; 3 The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure and E.A. Wrigley; 4 History and Economic History; 5 Conclusion; References

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 2, 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137412331

113741233X

Publisher Number:

99992559550

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